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  All My Love: A relatable and...

  Miranda Dickinson

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  ‘I love Miranda Dickinson! Esther and Archie stole my heart’ Sarah Morgan 
  ‘The very best of romantic fiction – charming, uplifting and warm’ Holly Miller 
  ‘Miranda Dickinson has penned another winner’ Fiona Lucas 
  ‘Full of warmth and love, this is the perfect comforting read to bring some sparkle to a cold winter’s day’ My Weekly 
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  Sometimes love can be staring you in the face . . . and you don’t even know it  
  By day, Archie works tirelessly as assistant to the editor of a local newspaper. 
  By night, Esther works after hours cleaning the rows of office desks with the help of her trusty sidekick, Fred the trolley. 
  Their paths have never crossed, until one discarded Post-it note unexpectedly brings them together. 
  Because they share one thing in common . . . they’re both secretly in love with someone else. 
  And they might just be the two people who can help each other find the courage to confess their feelings and write the perfect love letter. 
  But what if they’re falling for the wrong person? 
  In this latest work from the Sunday Times bestselling author, Miranda Dickinson, the contemporary setting of a workplace becomes a stage for a comedy of errors and romance. The bestselling book All My Love explores the nuances of friendship, life, and family in a way that is both new and refreshing. 
  For fans of Beth Moran (Have I Told You Lately), Heidi Swain (All Wrapped Up), Jill Mansell (The Wedding of the Year), Cathy Bramley (The Sunrise Sisterhood), and Jo Thomas (A Place in the Sun). 
  HarperCollins 2023

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  Heir of the Dog - A Black Dog Book

  Hailey Edwards

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  Thierry Thackeray is having the worst week ever. Her ex is back in town, death omens are camping out on her mother's lawn and her estranged father has gone missing. Then there's the small matter of the High Court requesting her presence in Faerie. 
   
   
   
  Now the wrong fae has answered her summons, and she's stuck with a not-so-charming prince who offers to fix all her problems . . . for a price. She can't afford to tell him no, but with her luck, she might not survive saying yes. 
   
   
   
  Contains mature themes.

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  Mr Ledbetter's Vacation

  H. G. Wells

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  "Mr. Ledbetter's Vacation" by H.G. Wells is a humorous and adventurous tale of an unassuming schoolmaster thrust into unexpected chaos. Mr. Ledbetter, a mild-mannered teacher, finds himself accidentally embroiled in a series of misadventures after a seemingly innocent vacation turns into a wild escapade. Mistaken identities, comical misunderstandings, and brushes with danger ensue as he navigates unfamiliar territory. Through wit and resourcefulness, Ledbetter uncovers hidden strengths and a newfound zest for life. Wells blends satire with social commentary, exploring themes of class, freedom, and self-discovery. A delightful mix of comedy and intrigue, this story highlights the transformative power of stepping outside one’s comfort zone.

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  Mademoiselle de Maupin

  Théophile Gauthier

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  A daring celebration of beauty, desire, and artistic freedom, Mademoiselle de Maupin is one of the most provocative and influential novels of 19th-century French literature. Théophile Gautier's masterwork blends romance, wit, philosophy, and sensuality into a bold exploration of identity and the nature of love—challenging the moral conventions of its time with elegance and audacity.
  
  Inspired by the legendary figure of Julie d'Aubigny, the novel follows the captivating Madeleine de Maupin, a young woman of intelligence and spirit who defies social expectations by disguising herself as a man in order to experience the world without restriction. Under this assumed identity, she moves freely through society, testing the boundaries of gender, attraction, and perception.
  
  Her path intertwines with that of d'Albert, a romantic dreamer dissatisfied with ordinary love and obsessed with the pursuit of an ideal beauty that transcends reality. When Madeleine—still in disguise—enters his life, he finds himself inexplicably drawn to the mysterious newcomer. At the same time, Rosette, d'Albert's devoted lover, becomes captivated by the enigmatic stranger. What unfolds is a complex and emotionally charged triangle of longing, illusion, and discovery.
  
  Through lyrical prose and philosophical reflection, Gautier explores themes of aesthetic perfection, sensual awakening, gender fluidity, and the tension between art and morality. The novel is also famous for its preface, a manifesto of the "art for art's sake" movement, in which Gautier defends artistic creation free from moral or utilitarian constraints.
  
  Mademoiselle de Maupin is both a romantic drama and a meditation on the fluid nature of identity and desire. It questions rigid definitions of masculinity and femininity, celebrates individual freedom, and exalts beauty as life's highest pursuit. Controversial upon its release, the novel remains a groundbreaking work that continues to resonate with modern discussions of gender and self-expression.
  
  Elegant, rebellious, and intellectually vibrant, Mademoiselle de Maupin stands as a testament to Gautier's vision of art as passion, freedom, and fearless exploration of the human heart.

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  The Great Sermon Handicap

  P. G. Wodehouse

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  In the quiet villages of England, sport takes many forms. But none is as treacherous as a Sunday morning in church.
  The Great Sermon Handicap begins with an innocent enough idea and quickly drifts into that uniquely Wodehouseian territory where friendly competition becomes absurdly serious. Bertie Wooster soon discovers that even the calm rituals of village life can inspire rivalry, speculation, and chaos on a near-professional scale.
  Elegant, mischievous, and beautifully timed, this story showcases Wodehouse at his most playful — transforming ordinary social rituals into a masterpiece of comic escalation, where every polite conversation hides the possibility of complete catastrophe. 
  A brilliantly irreverent comedy of errors that proves that in Wodehouse's world, even a religious service is a perfectly valid reason for a spectacular disaster.

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  Where there was no Cowdung - The...

  Solomon Osewe Oketcho

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  Raw hails from a village called Katandi in Kirewa, west Budana with Nagongera for a town in Tororo District, in the eastern region of Uganda, where Cowdung is non-existence. this symbolized poverty because the presence of Cowdung meant the presence of cows and the abundance of wealth.Raw fell in love with Nyar Opala, to her utter horror, though she found no dung at Rwa's family home. This implied that he was poorer than a church mouse, who ate holes out of Swiss cheese.Love still blossomed and the two love birds got married. they had 5 sons and 2 daughters, among them was one boy named Nyathirach. the book then involves an inspirational story while threatening to become a cautionary tale at every turn.

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